お腹が痛い
onaka ga itai
The Japanese phrase for "my stomach hurts" is お腹が痛い (onaka ga itai).
お腹が痛い is used to express that you are experiencing pain in the abdominal area. This includes both physical ailments and the sensation of one's stomach hurting from laughing too much. While the phrase is common for general discomfort, more specific medical terms exist: 胃痛 refers specifically to a stomachache and 腹痛 refers to abdominal pain.
What does it mean word for word?
The word お腹 (onaka) literally means stomach or belly.
How does it change in a sentence?
To provide an explanation or add emphasis when describing a symptom to someone like a doctor, you can use the form お腹が痛いんです, which translates to "It's that my stomach hurts."
How do you pronounce it?
onaka ga itai
Did you know?
- Japanese has a specific concept called 腹を割る (hara o waru), which literally means 'to cut open one's belly' but actually means to speak honestly and openly with someone.
- In Japanese, the word 腹 (hara) appears in many idioms regarding emotion because the belly was historically viewed as the center of a person's true intentions and spirit.
- While お腹が痛い is the standard phrase, you might hear people use the term 胃が痛い (i ga itai) metaphorically to describe extreme stress or anxiety about a high-pressure situation.
Examples in context
- お腹が痛いの。My stomach hurts.This sentence uses お腹が痛い to express a simple statement of pain.Tatoeba #227601 by small_snow, translation #28159 by CK
- 笑いすぎてお腹が痛い。I laugh too much and my stomach hurts.This sentence shows how お腹が痛い can describe the sensation of laughing too much.Tatoeba #10054451 by small_snow, translation #10208574 by terrywallwork
- 先生、お腹が痛いんです。Doctor, my stomach hurts.This sentence demonstrates using a variation of お腹が痛い to explain a symptom to a doctor.Tatoeba #1126049 by bunbuku, translation #707331 by papabear
- お腹がイタイ。Ouch, my stomach hurts.
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Example conversation
Ren tells Misaki he cannot go to the park.
- 蓮 Renごめん、お腹が痛いから行けない。Gomen, onaka ga itai kara ikenai.Sorry, I can't go because my stomach hurts.
- 美咲 Misaki大丈夫？薬は飲んだ？Daijoubu? Kusuri wa nonda?Are you okay? Did you take some medicine?
- 蓮 Renまだ飲んでないよ。Mada nonde nai yo.I haven't taken any yet.
- 美咲 Misakiゆっくり休んでね、蓮。Yukkuri yasunde ne, Ren.Get some rest, Ren.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
